7th race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2024 SpeedyCash.com 250 was the 7th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , and the 26th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. Kyle Busch , driving for Spire Motorsports , would take advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off a fast charge from Corey Heim in the final few laps to earn his 66th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Busch would also win the race in dominating fashion, winning both stages and leading a race-high 112 laps. With his win, he ties Todd Bodine for the most Truck Series wins at Texas Motor Speedway with six.[ 9] To fill out the podium, Nick Sanchez , driving for Rev Racing , would finish 3rd, respectively.
Report
Background
Texas Motor Speedway , the circuit where the race will be held.
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas . The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports , Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice was held on Friday, April 12, at 3:05 PM CST , and would last for 20 minutes.[ 10] Rajah Caruth , driving for Spire Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.863, and a speed of 180.826 mph (291.011 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 12, at 3:35 PM CST .[ 10] Since Texas Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[ 12]
Nick Sanchez , driving for Rev Racing , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.219, and a speed of 184.811 mph (297.424 km/h).[ 13]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Kyle Busch (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
2
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
2
Nick Sanchez
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
91
Zane Smith (i)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
0
5
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
6
6
43
Daniel Dye
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
38
Layne Riggs (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
4
8
9
Grant Enfinger
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
2
10
17
Taylor Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
1
Stage 2 Laps: 40
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Kyle Busch (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
2
2
Nick Sanchez
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
7
5
17
Taylor Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
6
6
38
Layne Riggs (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
91
Zane Smith (i)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
0
8
43
Daniel Dye
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
9
Grant Enfinger
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
45
Johnny Sauter
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Stage 3 Laps: 87
Fin[ 14]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
4
7
Kyle Busch (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
112
Running
0
2
14
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
167
0
Running
44
3
1
2
Nick Sanchez
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
167
16
Running
51
4
2
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
167
31
Running
50
5
12
91
Zane Smith (i)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
167
8
Running
0
6
6
43
Daniel Dye
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
39
7
9
17
Taylor Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
167
0
Running
37
8
34
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
167
0
Running
29
9
25
75
Stefan Parsons
Henderson Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
28
10
11
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
167
0
Running
27
11
21
33
Lawless Alan
Reaume Brothers Racing
Ford
167
0
Running
26
12
10
71
Rajah Caruth
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
25
13
3
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
167
0
Running
30
14
8
41
Bayley Currey
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
23
15
22
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
167
0
Running
22
16
17
5
Dean Thompson
Tricon Garage
Toyota
167
0
Running
21
17
18
45
Johnny Sauter
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
21
18
16
66
Conner Jones (R)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
166
0
Running
19
19
13
13
Jake Garcia
ThorSport Racing
Ford
166
0
Running
18
20
29
02
Mason Massey
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
166
0
Running
17
21
30
56
Timmy Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
166
0
Running
16
22
27
32
Bret Holmes
Bret Holmes Racing
Chevrolet
166
0
Running
15
23
24
25
Ty Dillon
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
166
0
Running
14
24
19
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
165
0
Running
13
25
15
77
Chase Purdy
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
0
Running
12
26
20
42
Matt Mills
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
0
Running
11
27
28
76
Spencer Boyd
Freedom Racing Enterprises
Chevrolet
162
0
Running
10
28
32
22
Keith McGee
Reaume Brothers Racing
Ford
159
0
Running
9
29
5
9
Grant Enfinger
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
151
0
Accident
13
30
26
1
Kris Wright
Tricon Garage
Toyota
145
0
Accident
7
31
7
38
Layne Riggs (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
135
0
Accident
15
32
23
46
Thad Moffitt (R)
Faction46
Chevrolet
1
0
Accident
5
33
31
20
Memphis Villarreal
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
0
Accident
4
34
33
18
Tyler Ankrum
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
1
0
Accident
3
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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^ "Starting lineup" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
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^ "Kyle Busch ties Todd Bodine for Truck Series most wins at Texas" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024 .
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